Hellu friends! New chapter is on the way don't worry. Also I posted a new hiccstrid edit for this chapter on Instagram.

CanjunBear73: Yes!!! After those exams parties will follow for sure! Well King Mikel's wine... might not have been your ordinary wine at all ( wink). Yes... Camikazi and Eret. Now thats another story we'll have to wait and see how it evolves.

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She took his hand.

She just took his hand. The hand that he was offering to her.

Such a simple gesture. A gesture that shouldn't be completed or stressing for any reason.

So WHY THE HELL does he feel like he is going to die???!!!

His palms were sweating. His heart beating faster than the spead of light. His breath...what breath? there was no air inside his lungs anymore. Be brave Hiccup. She is only holding your hand. He did countless of handshakes before. With Kings and queens. Nobles and Knights. He has been doing handshakes for the whole evening! Why was this suddenly so difficult for him?

Her touch.

It gave him the same, crazy feeling he felt a few hours ago when his lips were on her hand.

Electricity.

Fire.

Explosions.

Disaster and Harmony at the same time. Everything felt right. The way her palm fits perfectly in his. This magnetic energy field was something that he only experienced when he was around her. And she was making him thirsty for more. Every little touch, accidental or not, as they we walking side to side through the garden, was sending shivers down his spine.

Astrid wasn't less nervous than he was. So many questions running in her mind. Why did he ask her to go with him? Why was he so mysterious? What were his intentions? Did he feel the shivers that she felt everytime they touched? Could he feel the energy around them? Was he able to see the sparks? Or he just wanted them to be alone so that he can confront her about earlier. He didn't say anything before but that was because no one would believe him. That doesn't mean he is not mad. maybe he wanted to isolate the two of then so that they can talk freely about what happened.

She tried her best to avoid his gaze. She raised her head to look up to the stars. It was a beautiful night. So pieceful. So quiet. The moon, the starts, way they were throwing their light on the flowers, giving them a sparkly glow, almost as if they had stardust on them.

"I'm sorry about my friends" he finally spoke interrupting her thoughts. "I know how they can be sometimes. Especially Snotlout"

She laughed.

"Yes it is impresive how annoying he can be" she paused for a second and thought what she just said. "I...im sorry your highness i didn't mean to offend-"

"No need to apologize M'Lady. Even I get annoyed by him. And he is ny cousin!" he joked making her giggle. The cutest sound he ever heard.

"That's weird. You two have absolutely nothing in common"

"Yeah well...we are not cousins by blood. His father is Queen Euras brother."

"Oh right...I always get so confused with the Jogerson family tree" she laughed.

"I know right? There's so many of them! And they are married all over the kingdom. Im pretty sure everyone is somehow related to them"

They both laughed and kept walking in silence.This was nice. The atmosphere had become less awkward and they could look at each other now.

Progress.

"So..."

"So?"

"What was the reason that you brought me here?"

"Oh! I...I thought...well ..i mean..."

He was nervous. The prince of Berk was nervous. What a dork. Adorable though.

"I saw Snotlout was making you uncomfortable and...well I thought that you could use a break and well I...I never enjoyed royal balls and I usually go for walks outside and I thought...well maybe you would like to join me I... I'm sorry"

"Theres no need to apologize for anything I...I love this place"

She looked around to admire the royal gardens. At this point they were passing by a round fountain with swans swimming on it, surrounded by white and purple rozes, with a soft scent that was barely tingling Astrid's nose.

"Its really beautiful" she blinked letting her eyes savour the heavenly scenery in front of her.

"Yeah... beautiful"

She cought him staring at her and raised an eyebrow, smirking at him.

"I- I mean the garden! Of course the garden is beautiful not you. I mean...not that you're not beautiful you are... Gorgeous I...no no wait i didn't mean I-"

"I know what you meant." she laughed looking away from him, hiding her red blushing cheeks. "It's adorable."

"What's adorable?"

"You know...how dorky you act when you're nervous" she gave him a sly smirk.

" What? First of all I don't act dorky!" he tried to sound much more convincing than his loud tone was making him sound. "And second, who told you that I'm nervous? I am not nervous at all!" he scratched the back of his head avoiding her gaze.

"Yeah sure! And I'm Not a princess and this is definitely Not Berk" she mocked him. "Yeah you're definitely not a dork. The title of a nucklehead suits you better" she laughed.

"Oh you are playing dirty now princess. You must be so brave for speaking such words to the prince of Berk"

"I've done much worse things to him." she reminded him. "speaking of which I...I want to apologize. I didn't know who you were and you were following me and-"

"Its okay I...I kind of enjoyed it to be honest" he laughed and she looked at him confused.

"you did?"

"Yeah I mean come on! It's not every day that my own sword is pointed right at me by a beautiful girl"

That last one made her cheeks flush red. And he definitely noticed, judging by his smile.

"...and thank you again...for not telling anyone about this. I would be in huge trouble."

"Where did you find the armour anyway?"

"I didn't find it anywhere. Its mine"

"You have an armour? But...last time I checked, princess aren't really supposed to go into battle right?"

"Like I told you before...I'm not your ordinary princess. I was trained for this my whole life! And I will go into battle as I am part of the Hofferson guard." her face changed into a serious expression.

"I didn't mean to offend you or anything M'Lady. It just seemed weird to me that's all. I didn't know you were part of the guard."

"its alright your highness. I-"

"Please don't call me that"

"W-what?"

"Your highness. I hate it when people call me that. We are alone. We don't have to keep it formal right?"

"oh I...I suppose you are right, what would you like me to call you then?"

"I have a name you know" he laughed. "Let'sts make a deal. when its just the two of us you will just call me Hiccup."

When it's just the two of us??? As in...there will be more times that it'll be just the two of us????

"Deal?" he offered his hand.

"Deal" she took it and shaked it twice.

Aaaand the sparks were back again, having them both froze in place. What was it with then that every time they touched the world was spinning around? They looked at their connected hands and then back to each other and nervously let go of each other and looked away.

"Uhm...So Hiccup...not a huge fan of parties huh?"

"hehe...yeah I never was. They just seem kind of plastic to me..so forced so..."

"...fake" she finished the sentence for him.

They looked at each other and blinked in synch.

"Yeah" he smiled staring at her gorgeous blue eyes that reflected the full moon.

"Thats exactly how I feel too! I mean. I hate it when i have to pretend like I actually want to be there. The truth is I have better things to do with my time that sit still and look pretty for some image."

"Thats how i feel! I am supposed to snile and wave at people I don't even know!"

"Right?" she laughed. "I'm so sick of people saying they are honoured to meet me when they don't even know my name!"

Their laughs echoed through the long gardens. Suddenly they reached the castle gates again, both trying to catch their breaths from all the laughing.

"Wow...Did we really walked through the whole thing? How big are your gardens?" Astrid wiped a tear of the corner of her eye.

"I have no Idea." He put a hand on his belly that was now hurting. He looked at the main doors that lead back to the ball roon and then his eyes fell back at Astrid. "Wow...have we really been walking for that long?" he didn't even notice how time passed. For the first time in his life as a prince.

"Seems so" she nervously laughed avoiding his gaze.

They were just standing there. Both nervous. And so close. Staring at each other. Smiling like idiots.

"JUST KISS ALREADY YOU TOO!"

They both turned around to see Tuffnut standing at the stairs that were connecting the gardens with the main doors. The gang a few steps behind him.

"Shhhhh!" Heather reached and put her hand over his mouth and Ruffnut slapped his forehead laughing when he protested.

Hiccup and Astrid realized they weren't alone anymore.

"So ummm... I'm sorry about them they-"

tuffnut interupts them.

"its okay I should probably go to sleep anyway. It's getting late and my uncle must be wondering why I disappeared." she smiled at him. "I'll tell him it was all your fault" she laughed.

"My fault??? really? I saved your secret and you jusr give me in to the Duke like that?" Hiccup pretended to be hurt but she didn't buy his act.

"That's what you get for kidnapping me!" she laughed and he rolled his eyes.

"Whatever...I would gladly take the blame for you M'Lady" he bowed and kissed her hand causing her to flinch. "Goodnight princess. I hope I'll see you tomorrow."

"Goodnight my Prince." she curtsey in front of him and turned around.

But after she took less than two steps she quickly returned and gave him a quick peck on the cheek, making his body freeze.

"That's for...everything else." she said and went back inside the castle, leaving him there completely paralyzed and frozen staring at her as she walked away.

Yayy! The lovebirds went on a "romantic flight" but well...more like a "romantic walk". On the royal gardens. Also No they did not kiss yet (innocent smile). BUT she gave him a quick peck on the cheek so that's so that's something right? Let's take it slow my fellas, be patient.

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